Health Policy & Services: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

(The TQCC is the top quartile citation count: if all publications of a journal are sorted by citation count in descending order, then the TQCC is the citation count of the publication residing at the end of the top quartile; for example, given 100 publications, the TQCC is the citation count of the 25th ranked paper. The data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)

(Using publications from roughly 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01)

Rank	Journal	TQCC
1	Implementation Science	15
2	Human Resources for Health	12
3	Health Affairs	11
4	Pharmacoeconomics	9
5	Health and Quality of Life Outcomes	8
-	Health Research Policy and Systems	8
-	Journal of Health Economics	8
-	Milbank Quarterly	8
-	BMC Palliative Care	8
10	Health Expectations	7
-	Health Policy	7
-	Health Sociology Review	7
-	BMJ Quality & Safety	7
-	Health Systems & Reform	7
-	Patient-Patient Centered Outcomes Research	7
-	Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research	7
17	Health Care Management Science	6
-	Journal of Health Services Research & Policy	6
-	Quality of Life Research	6
-	Applied Health Economics and Health Policy	6
-	Digital Health	6
-	European Journal of Health Economics	6
-	Healthcare	6
-	Health Economics Review	6
-	Health Promotion International	6
-	International Journal of Health Planning and Management	6
-	Medical Care Research and Review	6
-	Risk Management and Healthcare Policy	6
-	Disability and Health Journal	6
30	Health Communication	5
-	Health Policy and Technology	5
-	Israel Journal of Health Policy Research	5
-	Journal of Aging and Health	5
-	Journal of Community Health	5
-	Medical Decision Making	5
-	Health Economics	5
-	Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law	5
-	Journal of Interprofessional Care	5
-	Journal of Rural Health	5
-	Psychiatric Services	5
-	Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation	5
42	Evaluation & the Health Professions	4
-	International Journal of Health Economics and Management	4
-	Journal of Health Organization and Management	4
-	Journal of Palliative Care	4
-	Medical Care	4
-	Psychology Public Policy and Law	4
-	Australian Journal of Primary Health	4
-	Community Mental Health Journal	4
-	Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal	4

-	Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research	4
-	Health Care Management Review	4
-	Health Services Research	4
-	Journal of Genetic Counseling	4
-	Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics	4
56	Health Economics Policy and Law	3
-	Inquiry-The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing	3
-	International Journal of Health Policy and Management	3
-	Journal of Public Health Policy	3
-	Palliative & Supportive Care	3
-	AIDS Care-Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/Hiv	3
-	Healthcare-The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation	3
-	Health Information Management Journal	3
-	International Journal for Quality in Health Care	3
-	Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research	3
-	Journal of Patient Safety	3
-	Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities	3
-	American Journal of Health Economics	3
-	Australian Health Review	3
70	Health Care Analysis	2
-	Journal of Healthcare Management	2
-	Journal of Pediatric Health Care	2
-	Journal for Healthcare Quality	2
-	Quality Management in Health Care	2
75	Gaceta Sanitaria	0
-	Value in Health	0
-	Health Policy and Planning	0
-	International Journal of Integrated Care	0